HRT F111 Unveiled in Barcelona
11 Mar 2011, 12:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team has become the last squad in the 2011 Formula 1 entry list to show its new car to the media, during a media event held in the Circuit de Catalunya pit lane. After confirm...
Glock Returns to Doctor After Barcelona Visit
11 Mar 2011, 11:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock did not stay in Barcelona too much this week, as he left for Switzerland after watching his team in action on the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. The German driver has been sidelined fo...
Vettel, Sutil Amazed by Perez Quick Lap in Barcelona
11 Mar 2011, 09:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sergio Perez impressed everyone on Thursday when he set the fastest time in the 3rd day of testing on Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, despite the fact that his quick lap was the result of an ...
Mercedes W02 - Shortest F1 Car in 2011
11 Mar 2011, 08:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After finding out that Mercedes' W02 challenger enjoys the highest speed on straight line from all 2011-spec cars prior to season start, the media in Germany has made yet another discovery rela...
Williams Could Start 2011 F1 Season Without KERS
11 Mar 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 Team is looking at the prospect of beginning the 2011 Formula 1 season without the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). During the recent test in Barcelona, the Grove based team exp...
Liuzzi Takes HRT Job as a New Challenge
10 Mar 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vitantonio Liuzzi insisted that he signed a deal with Hispania Racing F1 Team for the 2011 season of Formula 1 not only because it had the only vacancy left for the upcoming campaign, but because he...
New Package Boosts Mercedes Confidence
10 Mar 2011, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP's development programme for the 2011 season of Formula 1 is going as planned, and everybody inside their garage is feeling confident that they can become a force in the upcoming cam...
Hamilton Admits McLaren MP4-26 Not a Winning Car
10 Mar 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Plenty of F1 observers have agreed in recent days that McLaren Mercedes are pretty far away from what it was expected of them this year. While Red Bull and Ferrari have lived up to their names this ...
Vettel Unbeatable in Barcelona
10 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing are yet to be challenged in the timing reports of the latest test in Barcelona, as Sebastian Vettel topped the charts at Circuit de Catalunya once again on Wednesday. Continuing...
Mercedes Revises Exhaust System for W02
9 Mar 2011, 13:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes Grand Prix bosses have kept their promises regarding the aerodynamic package set up for this week's test in Barcelona, as the MGP W02 was seen wearing a revised exhaust system along wi...
HRT to Debut 2011 Car on Friday
9 Mar 2011, 10:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team will debut its 2011-spec challenger, the HRT F111, during the Friday running of this week's test in Barcelona. The Spanish team has released a set of images of their ...
Heidfeld Sidelined by Cold in Barcelona Test
9 Mar 2011, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld did not get to enjoy his first day of testing in Barcelona this week, as the German driver was the victim of a lingering cold that kept him away from the Renault R31 cockpit for the af...
Surgery Will Not Influence 2011 Prep - Glock
9 Mar 2011, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German driver Timo Glock told the media that he is not too worried about his appendicitis affecting his preparations for the 2011 Formula 1 season. The Marussia Virgin racer underwent an operatio...
Button Reckons Red Bull, Ferrari Out of Reach
9 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button told the media after the first day of testing in Barcelona this week that Red Bull Racing and Ferrari are currently out of reach for McLaren Mercedes. His assumptions were not only bas...
McLaren Will Take Thursday Off in Barcelona
8 Mar 2011, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes will apparently remain in Barcelona for one more day this week, extending their stay at the Spanish track until Saturday evening. However, that isn't to mean the British team w...
Hispania Late on Revealing F111 Challenger
8 Mar 2011, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The test in Barcelona this week is to reveal several novelties regarding the single-seaters prepared by the F1 teams for the 2011 season of Formula 1, and one of the things people expect the most is...
AirAsia GP2 Drivers to Test for Team Lotus in Barcelona
7 Mar 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While most teams prefer to use the remaining 4 days of action in this year's testing programme to evaluate the entire potential of their cars and drivers, Team Lotus has chosen to give an oppor...
Red Bull Sandbagging in Barcelona?
25 Feb 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent testing in the month of February has brought forward several allegations within the F1 paddock that some teams might consider doing late “glory laps” with their cars low on fuel a...
Virgin Needs New Rear Wing to Close Gap on Lotus
24 Feb 2011, 14:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Before the last group test in Barcelona, Marussia Virgin's Timo Glock told the media that he expects his team to not only catch up with rivals Team Lotus or even Scuderia Toro Rosso, but also f...
Massa Admits Excitement Over New Car, Pirelli Tires
23 Feb 2011, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when many are criticizing the tire compounds developed by Pirelli for the 2011 Formula 1 season, Ferrari's Felipe Massa seems to be one of the few excited drivers heading into the new...